One thing I've learned in journalism is that the stupidest questions can lead to the most fascinating answers, if only because nobody else would be such a colossal dumbass to consider asking them. This proved true recently as I sought an answer to an extremely silly question: How tall is Garrett, the protagonist of the Thief series of stealth games?Why did I want to answer this question? The truth is...

If there's one thing that bugs me about Genshin Impact, it's the combat. Exploring its pretty open world is all fine and great until the moment you're dumped into a boss fight and realize it's a baby's first action RPG where every move you make is tied to one annoying little stamina bar.Even though Genshin Impact is about much more than its combat, I've always wished there was more to...

Dungeons & Dragons has been with us for over 50 years, and in that time it's been through five editions (er, actually more like 8?), given rise to the wide and diverse hobby of tabletop roleplaying, and had an enormous impact on the world of videogames. And, despite a series of recent gaffes, it's more popular in 2025 than ever.But how well do D&D fans truly know the game?(Image credit:...

Whether you need a little Wordle help, a lot of Wordle help, or every last piece of advice you can get your Wordle-loving hands on, you'll find it here. Click straight through to any section that catches your eye, or take your time with a casual scroll through our August 2 (1505) hints. Whatever happens next, we've got today's answer all typed up and ready to sort things out.A clue...

Most months at least have one or two, but August 2025 is truly the month of videogame remakes and remasters. Two of those repackaged classics make our list of monthly highlights: Gears of War: Reloaded and Metal Gear Solid Delta. Coincidentally, it's also a pretty big month for games with "Gear" in the title.As for genuinely new adventures, we're still a little light, but that's probably for the best with...

Death Stranding 2 is stuffed with all sorts of ridiculous cameos, but one of the most bizarre inclusions is extremely popular Japanese-speaking vtuber Usada Pekora. Even though it's no surprise at this point to see Hideo Kojima find a way to insert his favorite celebrities into his games, the CEO of the company Pekora streams for is aiming to have many more collabs in the future.Speaking to PC Gamer in...

I don't know exactly why, but the idea of setting up trade routes is like catnip to me. Little horse-drawn wagons? Shipments of lumber or wool or vegetables? Resources trundling between cities? Yeah, I'll play a game where that happens.Let Them Trade, as you can probably guess from the title, is all about that trading life. You build little medieval cities on a beautiful map, assign them specialties like farming,...

It's been six years since 2K Games confirmed that BioShock 4 was in development at newly formed studio Cloud Chamber, and despite all that time passed it sounds like we've got a lot of waiting left. A new Bloomberg report says the in-progress game recently failed a review by 2K executives, leading to the removal of studio head Kelley Gilmore and shift of creative director Hogarth de la Plante to...

A month after Microsoft pulled the plug on an in-development MMO at ZeniMax Online Studios, new studio head Jo Burba has posted an update promising that The Elder Scrolls Online remains safe and secure."Please allow me to assure you, the ESO community, that the game isn’t going anywhere, and the studio is continuing to work hard on new features, adventures, and improvements," Burba wrote. "We said that there’s big changes...

After teasing the idea of paid subreddits for "exclusive content or private areas" last year, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a thread discussing the company's latest earnings call that work on the feature has been sidelined (via The Verge). Instead, Reddit is prioritizing its existing strengths—like being one of the few ways to still get useful search results in the era of steadily degrading Google quality."To stay focused on...